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USN and some USMC
4-7 June 1942
USN decisive victory.The simple fact that the US emerged as victor from the battle of Midway is not the reason for it being the turning point ... To summarize some of the above, and place more emphasis where it belongs:
Continue striking at Midway Island (with general purpose bombs) or arm with torpedos and go "carrier hunting."
Some major WWII battles include: Battle of Britain Battle of the Bulge Battle of Iwa Jima & Okinawa Battle of Leningrad Battle of Midway Battle of Pearl Harbor Battle of Stalingrad
There have been a variety of major battles in world history. These include the Battle of Gettysburg, the Invasion of Normandy, Battle of Midway, the Battle of the Bulge, as well as the Battle of Bunker Hill.
The Battle of Midway took place in 1942, now seventy years ago. Veterans of the battle are now in their eighties and nineties so some are still with us. However, if you are asking in order to talk to one of the veterans about the battle or to simply honor them for their role in the battle, make it soon. We have a limited time to honor our heroes.
Battle of Kiev leading to surrender or death of 600,000 German soldiers. Battle of Berlin obv, battle of midway, battle of Britain, Stalingrad and Lenin.
Any battle has SOME impact on US history. But it signifies the point where Japan started suffering losses that it could not recover from.
With the exception of one crewman, the total annihilation of Torpedo Squadron 8.
Had not Japan lost the "cream of the crop" of their naval airmen at Midway in 1942; Japan might have won battles, that they historically lost after Midway. And/or men that are today's "grandfathers" may not have survived some of the post-Midway battles. Meaning, certain people of today, would not have been born.
US SHIPS: * Three aircraft carriers: Hornet, Enterprise, Yorktown * Eight cruisers * Fourteen Destroyers * Some submarines shielding the fleet (but not in the battle itself)